On the third day of our visit in Granada, we decided to go to Cordoba which took us about 2hrs to reach there by bus. The only place that we went was the Mezquita - was once a great massive mosque back in the 10th century as Cordoba was the largest and most prosperous city of Europe. Sadly however, it is now a cathedral. We managed to capture some of the outstanding features of the mosque.
the arches of the mosque
When i first entered this place, i was so astonished to see these arches and pillars....hundreds of them...(maybe thousands..am not sure)thinking of how people back then built them
the mihrab; a place for the Imam to lead the prayer, has an amazing architectural deco of quranic verses on the walls
La Masqura; doom-like ceiling situated just above the mihrab
Outside the mosque - Torre de Alminar (bukan Torres ehh..liverpool player tu ) or also known as The Bell Tower
Patio de los Naranjos or orange tree patio was once the ablutions courtyard
The Roman Bridge - one of the attractions here, not far from Mezquita
Besides Mezquita, the only attraction that we saw was only the Puerta Romano - the Roman Bridge not far from mezquita; as we had a bus to catch. Later on our way to the bus station, only we realized that there was another famous place also just nearby Mezquita - the Alcazar. If you like to see some beautiful pics of Alcazar, do visit my cousin's fp http://fififuad.fotopages.com
Sat 17-May-2008 09:20 Posted by: aida aida_hebatimpresif@yahoo.com.my - [Link]
best sungguh lah Kak Ida kat sana, lagi best dpt tengok ngan mata sendiri kan. Masih ramai tak org muslim kat sana tu selepas kejatuhan empayar Islam ?
re: Kak Ida...kita walau di mana berada pun, nasi tetap di cari kan. Tapi sekarang ni makan nasi 2-3 kali seminggu je.
Beras pun dah naik harga.. bukan kat sini je kat M'sia pun sama
Sat 17-May-2008 19:06 Posted by:Niza et Sofia, London - [Link]
Memang unik betul la banggunan dia kak..cantik sangat..best la akak dapat gi sana psttttttt..busy sikit la weekend ni akak..hubby ada kat rumah setelah 2 week tak balik..tu yang tak updated lagi fp ni..nak kena layan hubby la kak hehehe..nanti monday hubby balik sana baru leh layan fp semula nanti akak tunggu entry terbaru farah ye..menu lagi ni kak.. jeng jeng...tunggu menu farah seterusnya ye kak..
>> thanks for sharing...
>> banyak kesan peninggalan yang menarik di andalusia ni...
>> antara tempat berkembangnya islam suatu waktu dahulu...
Sun 18-May-2008 16:39 Posted by:<< jeff >> - [Link]
Sayang betul masjid tu dah jadi Gereja kan... memang seni bina nya di kekal kan. Kak Ida agak2 berap kos ke Granada tu + Tour
re: Saya mula2 tu tak suka jugak cous2 ni.... tapi sekarang sedap jugak makan...ganti nasi....hehehe kalau dulu makan nasi tiap2 hari tapi sekarang 2-3 kali seminggu sejak duduk sini....
Mon 19-May-2008 18:13 Posted by:Niza et Sofia, London - [Link]
Insya-Allah Kak Ida nnti kalau saya nak pegi sana tu saya dpt kan detail dari akak...thanks ye for sharing info. Keep in touch
Wed 21-May-2008 13:21 Posted by:Niza et Sofia, London - [Link]
lawolah gambar the roman bridge tu. kiter tak tembak gambar kat situ...rugi...rugi.
akak kenal tak azah dan suaminya shahril. diorg kat york. keje. diorg tu ipar kpd sepupu saya. saje tanya kot akak kenal. kak, hari panas ni kak...this coming bank holiday apa plan?
Salam perkenalan buat K.Ida
kami tinggal di Manchester....sambung study PhD since Jan08.
just jalan2 ke Liverpool bwk anak2 merasa naik train di UK ni Dah lama akak tinggal di York? atas urusan apa ye? tk sempat lg nk tour kt FP akak ni
kak ida...
yr parents dtg sini?...m...best la time cuti sekolah ni...langkawi busy skit!...nanti kak ida balik mesia jgn lupa dtg....elakkan dtg time cuti mcm ni..ramai sgt!,... call aida ye nk dtg !
re : Anis tak ke mana cuti kali nie, lagipun cuaca tak berapa best...semalam sejuk skt, ari nie ujan plak..layan shopping2 kat kedai je lah lagipun kebetulan ada tetamu dtg rumah..anis jd penyambut tetamu aje lah
Sun 25-May-2008 22:25 Posted by:mama @nis - [Link]
Haii.........Lama zai tak singgah cini... Jom singgah sat kat entry Zai tu.....Zai baru jer update ha..entry"Team Building Intel @ Tanjung Bungah ,Penang....jom layan pelbagai aksi menarik sewaktu team building tu....jom layannnnnnn.............
Ida...masuk dlm Cathederal tu sedey kan....rasa sayu jek....satu pengalaman yang susah tuk dilupakan.....
Wed 28-May-2008 13:47 Posted by:kak cahaya - [Link]
re :Kak Ida..masa pegi London ari tu, bnyk jugak tempat yg tak sempat nak jalan.. 1 hari untuk jalan memang tak leh cover semua tempat.. trafalgar square, big ben, hyde park tu memang pi la.. london eye tengok je la tak naik pun. dpt jugak merasa naik sightseeing bus & river cruise tu.. ok la, jauh jugak kitorang jalan tu hehe.. tggu peluang ke-2 boleh la jalan2 kat semua tempat lama tak update..bz ke?
re : Kak Ida.. hehe semua org ckp adik beradik kitorang 5 beradik semua muka lain2, kakak yg 1st.. mcm chinese look pulak kalu tengok.. yg dtg Oslo ni 2nd kakak. hehe
Fjord? hubby tunggu summer baru dia nak bawak.. bulan depan kot baru puas sikit jalan, patutnya nak bawak kakak & adik kesitu jalan2, kebetulan train penuh pulak. x de rezeki diorang pi Bergen.
hi kak ida. selamat berkenalan. seronok laahh tgk fp ni. banyak negara dah kak ida pegi yer. bila la saya dpt peluang macam kak ida ye. btw, have a good day and semoga dikurniakan kesihatan dan dimurahkan rezeki. amin..